XTC:Song Stories - Neville Farmer, Helter Skelter, 1998

[Alfred E Neuman]

Song-by-song analysis of XTC's music and lyrics, a band whose music seems to process all manner of avant-garde reference points into catchy pop tunes (from Struwel Peter to Captain Beefheart, Charlie Parker to the Residents). Indispensable for fans and a jolly useful guide for beginners too.

[Bill]

Here is the link:

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[Deinonychus]

XTC Top Five albums:

1 The Black Sea
2 Drums and Wires
3 Oranges and Lemons
4 English Settlement
5 Go 2

(Oh yeah, 'Pedant's Corner': it's 'indispensible', Mr Teacher!)

[Fred Ricketts]

Any XTC fans heard Ron Sexsmith's 'Retreiver' album. Sounds very influenced by XTC to me - excellent stuff. Not sure about Ron's other stuff - he's new to me.

[Deinonychus]

As does a lot of the geetar work on Dogs Die in Hot Cars' debut album. Nowhere near as good, though...